Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

Preview

£0.00 for first 30 days

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

John F. Kennedy and PT-109

By: Richard Tregaskis
Narrated by: Sean Runnette
Try for £0.00

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £30.99

Buy Now for £30.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Summary

The true experiences of President Kennedy in World War II, as he commanded a PT boat in the Solomon Islands and rescued his men after their craft was rammed by a Japanese destroyer.

©1962 Richard Tregaskis (P)2016 Dreamscape Media, LLC
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2

Listeners also enjoyed...

Humble Heroes cover art
The Battle of the Coral Sea cover art
The Last Fighter Pilot cover art
Tin Cans and Greyhounds cover art
South Pacific Destroyer cover art
At War with the Wind cover art
Kangaroo Squadron cover art
Guadalcanal Diary cover art
The Far Shore cover art
Coral Sea and Midway cover art
Pacific Thunder cover art
At Close Quarters cover art
PT 105 cover art
The Sinking of the Bismarck cover art
The Burning Shore cover art
Enterprise cover art

What listeners say about John F. Kennedy and PT-109

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    2
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

It gives you an inkling of what war was like ..

A very interesting account, god knows what went through his mind floating alone all night. I guess this is when men were men. The book was short and sweet but, a nice listen.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!